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Lower is better for investment, liquid capital, franchise fee, royalty and ad-fund rates, SBA charge-off rate, and owner turnover.

Higher is better for disclosed revenue and owner earnings, verdict score, total units, net unit growth, and franchisee contacts. For the letter grade, A ranks highest.

A row is highlighted only when one brand clearly leads. Ties are never highlighted, and missing data never counts as a win. Some rows (earnings-metric type, loan counts, contract terms) are informational and have no winner.

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Brand
Chatime logoBAbove average
Chatime
Full-Service Restaurants
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CAverage
Bab Systems,inc
Full-Service Restaurants
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Vitals
Investment range
$291K – $500K
$298K – $501K
Liquid capital
$12K – $24K
$6K – $12K
Franchise fee
$55K
$30K
Royalty rate
5.0%
5.0%
Ad fund rate
2.0%
3.0%
Performance
Avg gross sales
$279KNet sales
$780K
Median gross sales
$182K
$792K
Avg owner earnings
Metric varies by brand. Check type below
N/A
N/A
Earnings metric
Not classified
Not classified
Risk
Rating
BAbove average
CAverage
Verdict score
64 / 100
40 / 100
SBA charge-off rate
0.0%
26.7%
SBA loans on record
7
16
Scale
Total units
18
12
Net change (latest yr)
0
0
Turnover rate
12.5%
0.0%
Contract
Initial term (years)
10
10
Renewal term (years)
10
10
Initial training (hrs)
76
N/A
Contacts
Franchisee phones
0
0

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